Tyler Wynn, manager of the Coal Harbour location, says his store put 10 of the squat melons out last week, and four have already been sold. Customers and businesses are buying them for the novelty, he told The Huffington Post B.C. on Monday.

Urban Fare usually sells out the 100 or so square watermelons every year, Wynn said.

But here's the kicker: square watermelons are actually bitter and taste like crap because they're harvested before they're ripe, according to this news report.

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Square watermelons are grown in tempered glass boxes in Japan.

Square watermelons for sale in Vancouver.

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Vancouver artist Clive Cooper got his start in 1996 with a pumpkin carving contest. He's since moved on to watermelons.